Example sentences of "[noun] ahead of them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsay was interested to note , in the passing , how as a couple of boats entered the harbour ahead of them from the fishing , under the bridge between the two outermost towers , they each provided a basket of new-caught fish to be hoisted up on ropes to men on the bridge , this seemingly how they paid their rents and harbour dues to their lord . |
| 2 | BRITAIN closed on the two teams ahead of them in the NorTel Southern Cross Cup series when Juno IV finished fourth , Heaven Can Wait seventh and Canon Express tenth in the fourth race yesterday — and there is a protest to be heard against two of the New South Wales team who lead the series , 11.5 points ahead of Australia and 21.5 ahead of Britain , writes Bob Fisher . |
| 3 | I used to supervise undergraduates at Cambridge and keep one week ahead of them in the course . |
| 4 | Jacob pointed to an elaborate fountain a hundred yards ahead of them in the middle of the road , the distance making the play of water seem frozen in midjet . |
| 5 | Markby nodded towards the line of people ahead of them on the flagged pathway to the church door . |
| 6 | He was suddenly tired and the beer was going to his head , making him think of Madra lying in the house they had left , and of the long journey ahead of them through the mountains . |
| 7 | Their victory over Rangers extended their unbeaten run to 11 games and with only Blackburn and Norwich three points ahead of them at the top , their sights are being raised ever higher . |
| 8 | Moran was either mowing a new field or tossing the field ahead of them with the tedder but he joined the band of girls under the shade of one of the big beeches when Rose came with the basket and can . |
| 9 | By now the Bonnard Renault must be a good 900 kilometres ahead of them on the road , and somewhere near Budapest . |